You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
PluginsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.242,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
After installing plugins, Claude Code checks whether the change alters the available tools, now including language-server tools as well as added and removed MCP servers. If so, the install message is annotated with "installed but not applied" and the app is marked as needing a refresh.
Details
The bookkeeping that records what was warned about or forced moved into a finally block, so it is always written even if the check fails.
Evidence
installed but not applied
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
